Sequel to The Lord of The Rings "The Dark Tree" Part 1 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Gwathagor · 03-29-2011, 07:01 PM

Hey producernyc.

I'm a screenwriter. Send me your email address via a private message and we'll talk about your script.

Galadriel55 · 03-29-2011, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Gwathagor

I'm a screenwriter.

You're a person of many talents.

Gwathagor · 03-29-2011, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Galadriel55

You're a person of many talents.

And master of none.

narfforc · 03-30-2011, 03:45 AM

Hey Gwath would you like to read my parody/spoof called The Lord of the Grins or Carrion Ringing inc The Halfbit There or Thereabouts being The Question of Errorbore. The amount of spoof films about almost every genre are everywhere, yet no-one has made a LotR's type one yet...... my book took me 5 yrs to write, I think it would make a great film, if the right actors were chosen.

and the devil's in the chair.....

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Mithalwen · 03-30-2011, 04:00 AM

Why do screen writers always want to turn Faramir into a complete git?

Galadriel55 · 03-30-2011, 05:19 AM

PS: about the script - I think its very unlikely that Arwen, Eowyn, Eldarion, and Faramir could all be kept hostages. Eowyn, for one, would not yet have forgotten how to use her sword.

Morthoron · 03-30-2011, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Why do screen writers always want to turn Faramir into a complete git?

Well, I believe the reason is, from a plot perspective, that scriptwriters can't fathom why Tolkien would have had a mortal character with as much nobility as Aragorn. To have another Dunedain eschew the Ring "cheapens" the hold the power of the One has on people. They somehow miss what Tolkien was trying to show: that Faramir was more worthy of the Stewardship than either his brother, Boromir, or his father, Denethor; that nobility and a state of grace still existed among the Dunedain, and that Faramir shared that innate trait with Aragorn, both of whom were throwbacks to an earlier age where the bloodline ran truer.

In the case of the "screenwriter" in this thread, I believe it is merely a matter of a neophyte writer not understanding the characters, and not researching the story at all. Seeing what he/she has done to the roles of Aragorn, Faramir, Arwen, Eowyn, Sam, Pippin and Merry, it amounts to character assassination.

It is the type of bizzaro-world plot one finds over and over again on fanfiction.net. I'm just surprised that neither Gary or Mary showed up.

Gwathagor · 03-30-2011, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by narfforc

Hey Gwath would you like to read my parody/spoof called The Lord of the Grins or Carrion Ringing inc The Halfbit There or Thereabouts being The Question of Errorbore. The amount of spoof films about almost every genre are everywhere, yet no-one has made a LotR's type one yet...... my book took me 5 yrs to write, I think it would make a great film, if the right actors were chosen.

and the devil's in the chair.....

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Will it take me 5 years to read?

narfforc · 03-30-2011, 01:37 PM

No....I wrote it in my spare time....inbetween sleep, work and sleep...Have you read Bored of the Rings..I think someone wanted to turn that into a film once.

Gwathagor · 03-30-2011, 01:52 PM

Ha ha, yeah, I'll take a look at it.

03-29-2011, 07:01 PM	#1
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	Hey producernyc. I'm a screenwriter. Send me your email address via a private message and we'll talk about your script. __________________ Stories and songs.

03-30-2011, 03:45 AM	#4
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	The Followship of the Ring, The Two Townies and The Retinue of the King. Hey Gwath would you like to read my parody/spoof called The Lord of the Grins or Carrion Ringing inc The Halfbit There or Thereabouts being The Question of Errorbore. The amount of spoof films about almost every genre are everywhere, yet no-one has made a LotR's type one yet...... my book took me 5 yrs to write, I think it would make a great film, if the right actors were chosen. and the devil's in the chair..... . __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

03-30-2011, 04:00 AM	#5
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Why do screen writers always want to turn Faramir into a complete git? __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

03-30-2011, 05:19 AM	#6
Galadriel55 Blossom of Dwimordene Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: The realm of forgotten words Posts: 10,496	PS: about the script - I think its very unlikely that Arwen, Eowyn, Eldarion, and Faramir could all be kept hostages. Eowyn, for one, would not yet have forgotten how to use her sword. __________________ You passed from under darkened dome, you enter now the secret land. - Take me to Finrod's fabled home!... ~ Finrod: The Rock Opera

03-30-2011, 01:37 PM	#9
narfforc Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Muddy-earth Posts: 1,297	No....I wrote it in my spare time....inbetween sleep, work and sleep...Have you read Bored of the Rings..I think someone wanted to turn that into a film once. __________________ [B]THE LORD OF THE GRINS:THE ONE PARODY....A PARODY BETTER THAN THE RINGS OF POWER.

03-30-2011, 01:52 PM	#10
Gwathagor Shade with a Blade Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: A Rainy Night In Soho Posts: 2,512	Ha ha, yeah, I'll take a look at it. __________________ Stories and songs.